Well, let me tell you about this Demetrius Buckley fella and that First 48 show. I ain’t no fancy writer, mind you, just tellin’ it like it is. This Buckley fella, he got himself into a heap of trouble, ended up on that TV show.
First 48, they call it. Means the first 48 hours after somethin’ bad happens, like a murder. And that’s what happened with Buckley. He done somethin’ real bad, got himself locked up. Second-degree murder, they say. Means he didn’t plan it, but he still did it. Got him 20 to 32 years, locked up in that Michigan Reformatory, RMI they call it.
- Demetrius Buckley ain’t a good man.
- He got 20 to 32 years for murder.
- He’s locked up in Michigan Reformatory.
Now, I heard he got a call from his mama when he was sittin’ in county jail. That’s how he found out he was gonna be on TV. Imagine that, your own mama tellin’ you you’re gonna be on one of them crime shows. Must’ve been a shock, even for a fella like him. Heard tell he’s writin’ a book now. A memoir, they call it. “First 48: The Fall of Winter Kings.” Sounds fancy, don’t it? He’s also writin’ poetry, too. Won some prize for it, even. “Here is Home” he called it. Seems kinda strange, a fella like him writin’ poems. But then again, folks do all sorts of things in jail.
He said somethin’ once, Buckley did, somethin’ that stuck with me. Said he wasn’t thinkin’, wasn’t even human no more. Said the prison made him that way. Reckon jail can do that to a man. Break him down, turn him into somethin’ else. Makes you wonder, don’t it? How a fella goes from bein’ just a regular person to doin’ somethin’ so terrible he ends up on First 48.
Buckley, he’s 32 years old now. Been in jail a good while, I reckon. Twenty to 32 years is a long time. A whole lotta time to think about what you done. Maybe that’s why he’s writin’ them poems and that book. Tryin’ to make sense of it all, maybe. Tryin’ to find some kinda peace in all that darkness.
That First 48 show, it shows you all the details. The detectives, they’re workin’ hard, tryin’ to figure out who done it. They got witnesses, evidence, all that stuff. And then they got the cameras followin’ ’em around, showin’ everything. It’s kinda like you’re right there with ’em, seein’ it all unfold.
They had one episode, I remember, about a murder in Detroit. Rainy night, it was. Backyard murder, they called it. Grim stuff, real grim. That’s the kinda thing that gets you on First 48. Somethin’ bad happenin’ quick, and the cops tryin’ to catch the killer before it’s too late.
Buckley’s story, it ain’t a happy one. It’s a story about makin’ bad choices, doin’ bad things. It’s a story about prison and regret. And it’s a story about tryin’ to find somethin’ good, even in the worst of circumstances. I don’t know if he’ll ever find that good, but I hope he does. Everybody deserves a little bit of hope, even fellas like Demetrius Buckley.
First 48 is a popular show, been on for a long time now. Season 23 in 2022, I heard. Folks watch it ’cause they wanna see justice done, I guess. They wanna see the bad guys get caught. And they wanna see how the detectives put all the pieces together, how they solve the crime. It ain’t pretty, but it’s real life, or at least, it’s supposed to be.
So, that’s the story of Demetrius Buckley and the First 48, as best as I can tell it. A fella who messed up bad, got caught, and now he’s payin’ the price. It’s a sad story, but it’s a story that needs tellin’, I reckon. Maybe it’ll make folks think twice before they go down that same dark road. Maybe it’ll remind ’em that even when you think you got nothin’ left, there’s always a chance for somethin’ better. Maybe even a fella like Demetrius Buckley can find a little bit of light in all that darkness.
You can watch the First 48 online, you know. All them seasons, right there for you to see. But be warned, it ain’t for the faint of heart. It’s real life, real crime, real consequences. And it’s a reminder that sometimes, the choices you make can change your life forever, just like it did for Demetrius Buckley.
